Ministry of Manpower ‘did not advise’ employer to fire migrant worker harassed by loan sharks; worker can remain in Singapore amid police probe
A video of him recounting what happened over the last two months was posted on the social media accounts of migrant worker activist groups on Wednesday. An online petition to stop Mr Sharif being deported was then set up.Mr Sharif said that the issue started when any unknown individual sent a note to his employer claiming that he had borrowed money along with a copy of his work permit and joss paper money.
The letter added that Mr Sharif was free to look for another employer, but if he failed to do so the company would arrange for his repatriation. “The officer, out of concern for her family’s and her well-being, also advised her generally that harassment would usually stop after the work pass of a foreign worker being harassed had been cancelled, and the worker no longer worked for the employer.”
The authorities said that on that same day, Hiap Seng Piling served a termination notice to Mr Sharif and he separately lodged a police report about the harassment that he faced.